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The most racially diverse public schools in Whatcom County, Washington

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Whatcom County, Washington, drawn from 53 qualifying public schools. Cordata Elementary School leads the list at 71.9%, against a median of 54.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
53
Whatcom County, Washington
Top Diversity index
71.9%
Median Diversity index
54.2%
MOST DIVERSE · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Cordata Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA35771.9%32.2%(115)3.6%(13)37.5%(134)16.5%(59)
2Skyline Elementary SchoolFerndale, WA49670.9%45.0%(223)1.0%(5)24.8%(123)9.1%(45)
3Eagleridge ElementaryFerndale, WA45768.3%49.2%(225)1.3%(6)18.4%(84)4.4%(20)
4Vista Middle SchoolFerndale, WA55066.9%50.4%(277)2.2%(12)24.7%(136)5.8%(32)
5Cascadia ElementaryFerndale, WA44066.5%44.5%(196)2.0%(9)34.5%(152)9.3%(41)
6Everson ElementaryEverson, WA28865.5%44.4%(128)0.3%(1)36.5%(105)1.7%(5)
7Horizon Middle SchoolFerndale, WA43363.8%53.8%(233)1.4%(6)23.3%(101)3.0%(13)
8Vossbeck Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WA46863.3%49.8%(233)0.4%(2)32.3%(151)11.1%(52)
9Squalicum High SchoolBellingham, WA1,27362.9%52.6%(670)1.6%(20)26.8%(341)8.7%(111)
10Birchwood Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA33562.0%40.0%(134)1.2%(4)45.4%(152)1.8%(6)
11Ferndale High SchoolFerndale, WA1,32561.6%55.4%(734)1.1%(14)23.7%(314)5.9%(78)
12Shuksan Middle SchoolBellingham, WA60661.4%52.5%(318)2.0%(12)30.7%(186)4.1%(25)
13Alderwood Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA30561.2%48.9%(149)1.3%(4)37.0%(113)1.3%(4)
14Irene Reither Elementary SchoolEverson, WA76559.2%56.7%(434)1.4%(11)27.7%(212)6.0%(46)
15Nooksack Valley High SchoolEverson, WA52058.7%52.1%(271)0.2%(1)36.9%(192)1.7%(9)
16Central ElementaryFerndale, WA31558.7%58.4%(184)1.6%(5)24.4%(77)5.7%(18)
17Whatcom Middle SchoolBellingham, WA63758.3%58.9%(375)0.9%(6)20.9%(133)7.5%(48)
18Sunnyland Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA28858.3%59.0%(170)1.7%(5)22.6%(65)4.2%(12)
19Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolEverson, WA46957.7%52.9%(248)0.2%(1)37.3%(175)0.8%(4)
20Carl Cozier Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA32557.5%59.1%(192)0.6%(2)24.9%(81)2.5%(8)
21Meridian Middle SchoolLYNDEN, WA35057.2%59.4%(208)0.6%(2)25.1%(88)7.1%(25)
22Meridian High SchoolBELLINGHAM, WA53456.9%61.0%(326)0.6%(3)21.5%(115)8.4%(45)
23Fisher Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WA54655.3%55.9%(305)2.0%(11)36.5%(199)2.2%(12)
24Lynden Middle SchoolLYNDEN, WA70555.3%59.4%(419)0.8%(6)29.8%(210)5.8%(41)
25Lynden High SchoolLYNDEN, WA1,00254.6%60.5%(606)2.0%(20)29.2%(293)3.9%(39)
26Blaine Middle SchoolBLAINE, WA47154.3%63.3%(298)1.3%(6)22.1%(104)5.5%(26)
27Isom Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WA41354.2%60.5%(250)0.7%(3)29.5%(122)2.7%(11)
28Northern Heights Elementary SchlBellingham, WA39654.0%64.1%(254)0.3%(1)14.9%(59)5.3%(21)
29Blaine Primary SchoolBLAINE, WA41953.7%62.0%(260)0.7%(3)19.8%(83)6.4%(27)
30Parkview Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA42253.3%63.7%(269)1.4%(6)20.9%(88)6.2%(26)
31Blaine High SchoolBLAINE, WA56653.1%65.2%(369)2.5%(14)16.3%(92)6.9%(39)
32Roosevelt Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA34853.1%63.8%(222)3.2%(11)23.3%(81)1.7%(6)
33Blaine Elementary SchoolBLAINE, WA46952.1%64.0%(300)—19.4%(91)4.5%(21)
34Sumas ElementarySumas, WA29551.8%61.4%(181)1.0%(3)32.2%(95)1.0%(3)
35Kendall ElementaryMAPLE FALLS, WA31751.7%65.9%(209)1.3%(4)19.9%(63)0.3%(1)
36Fairhaven Middle SchoolBellingham, WA58851.5%66.8%(393)1.4%(8)15.5%(91)5.6%(33)
37Happy Valley Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA45551.2%66.8%(304)1.3%(6)16.5%(75)3.5%(16)
38Mount Baker Junior HighDEMING, WA24449.9%68.0%(166)2.0%(5)16.8%(41)1.2%(3)
39Nooksack ElementaryEverson, WA41249.9%61.4%(253)0.2%(1)35.2%(145)1.0%(4)
40Mount Baker Senior HighDEMING, WA51349.0%69.0%(354)1.0%(5)14.4%(74)1.4%(7)
41Bellingham High SchoolBellingham, WA1,16548.9%67.6%(788)1.7%(20)18.4%(215)2.3%(27)
42Sehome High SchoolBellingham, WA1,11647.9%69.4%(775)2.3%(26)12.1%(135)5.3%(59)
43Lowell Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA33846.8%70.7%(239)1.5%(5)12.7%(43)3.3%(11)
44Custer ElemCuster, WA39244.7%69.6%(273)0.3%(1)26.0%(102)0.5%(2)
45Geneva Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA41244.4%72.8%(300)1.5%(6)12.1%(50)1.9%(8)
46Kulshan Middle SchoolBellingham, WA57543.2%73.4%(422)0.7%(4)12.7%(73)2.3%(13)
47Silver Beach Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA35740.8%75.3%(269)0.6%(2)12.3%(44)1.7%(6)
48Harmony ElementaryBELLINGHAM, WA28838.5%77.1%(222)1.0%(3)12.2%(35)0.7%(2)
49Bellingham Family Partnership ProgramBellingham, WA25837.0%77.9%(201)1.2%(3)12.0%(31)1.6%(4)
50Wade King Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA29736.9%78.1%(232)0.3%(1)10.8%(32)3.7%(11)
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